Searchers find 1943 steam tug after nearly 83 years #Finland #maritimehistory #shipwrecks

September 28, 1538: The Battle of Preveza

Hayreddin Barbarossa’s Ottoman fleet faced Andrea Doria’s Holy-League fleet off Preveza. This victory secured Ottoman naval dominance in the eastern Mediterranean for the next 33 years.
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Spotted a wooden disk with three holes on a sailing wreck? That's a deadeye—used for tensioning lines in the rigging. Stop guessing on your dives: zurl.co/lc6zp #TallShips #WreckDiving #MaritimeHistory

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September 27, 1538:

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On this day in 1854, the Collins Line passenger liner Artic is rammed and sunk in the fog by the French steamer Vesta 50 miles off the Newfoundland coast. Out of the over 400 souls on board, 24 male passengers and 64 crew survived. All the women and children aboard were lost.
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On this day in 1938, the Queen Elizabeth is launched at the John Brown and Co. yard, Clydebank. She served as a troop transport during World War Two before making her first trip as a passenger liner in October, 1946. Served the Cunard Line until sold in November, 1968.
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Cervantes’s personal captivity at the hands of Algerian privateers forms the background to “The Generous Lover,” but the story is fiction rather than autobiography.
You can find this story in his "Novelas Ejemplares" (Exemplary Stories) first published in 1613.
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September 26, 1575: Algerian corsairs operating within the Ottoman maritime power network captured the Spanish galley El Sol. Miguel de Cervantes was (together with his brother) among the captives.

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The real gatekeepers of the Alanya Harbor where #maritimehistory meets #caturday 😅
The mediaeval castle`s walls are seen in the background.
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A dreamlike view of the Eastern Mediterranean seen from the 13th-century Alanya Castle (Seljuk Period). This is one of the one of the best preserved medieval castles.
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Russian Faith, Honour, & Courage Displayed in a Faithfull Narrative of the Russian Expedition by Sea (1769 & 1770)
by Rear Admiral John Elphinstone [...]. Edited by Julia Leikin and and Elena Smilianskaia (Hakluyt Society, 2024)
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Admiral John Elphinstone's (d. 1785) first-person account of serving in the Russian navy at the Battle of Chesma (Çeşme) 1770.
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The final chapter takes place on the Zanzibar Islands, a long way from Merseburg. Richard Brenner dies there on 22 March 1874, only 40 years old. The gap between where he was born and where he lies buried carries its own weight. #Zanzibar #MaritimeHistory #TragicHistory #ExplorersLife

China’s worst maritime disasters reveal a lot about transport, weather, and safety at scale. This video explains the biggest cases and what changed after them. #China #MaritimeHistory

Yesterday was #WorldMaritimeDay, but at the Steamship Historical Society, we celebrate all year long. Through recording, preserving, and educating, our mission is to share the impact of engine-powered vessels, their crews, and their passengers with future generations. #MaritimeHistory